The tell-tale brain : a neuroscientist's quest for what makes us human /

Ramachandran--the "Marco Polo of neuroscience"--reveals what baffling and extreme case studies can teach us about normal brain function and how it evolved. Among the topics he discusses are synesthesia as a window to creativity and autism as a springboard to understanding self-awareness.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ramachandran, V. S.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : W. W. Norton, [2011]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Neurosciences > Popular works. Neurology > Popular works. Brain > Popular works.

Description
Summary:	Ramachandran--the "Marco Polo of neuroscience"--reveals what baffling and extreme case studies can teach us about normal brain function and how it evolved. Among the topics he discusses are synesthesia as a window to creativity and autism as a springboard to understanding self-awareness.
Physical Description:	xxvi, 357 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-339) and index.
ISBN:	9780393077827 (hbk.) 0393077829 (hbk.)